'Each League weekend fixture round will see 10 live EFL fixtures shown. Five matches will be shown from the Sky Bet Championship '.
Presumably spread across Friday to Monday.
That's almost every other game, home and away being shown.
That's going to cause problems in attending away games without taking time off work, booking overnight stays, particularly if you are reliant on trains.
Home games massively disrupted also.
Not great for those attending.
How many is there now in the champo? 4 per weekend? Won't be that much of a difference to the champo will it? I don't see it effecting numbers attending.
I think it's better for the average champo fan (I expect to be shot down here mind), the average fan doesn't have a season ticket, and probably would want more choice than 3pm Saturday only. Saturday games are the main reason I don't have a season ticket as I can't go to most due to work or my own sport. This change probably won't make me get a season ticket until I've seen how it works mind, but I still manage to catch most on iFollow when working or at least catch a half.
I think this will be much better for the lower league clubs, in viewership and probably funding I expect, which is great. I've no idea how many lower league games are shown mind, as I don't have time to watch them.
Away fans are long down the pecking order of priorities as far as general fan viewership goes, despite those that travel being the most dedicated (and appreciated by most). Have to prioritise the masses, but away fans should be rewarded in other ways like cheaper (practically free) tickets etc, make sky and home fans cover their ticket costs etc.
They wouldn't have to move all the times/ games, if they got rid of the archaic rule that they can't legally show 3pm games to people in the UK though, that's the main reason why they switch the games, to avoid that blanket time ban.
I can see a day when they still have the 3pm TV ban on games, but there are no 3pm games, but every hour and day either side is littered with games. It's sad that it's going that way, but football has just not got with the times.
Most games should still be at 3pm, and every game should be televised by now, without having to take measures into your own hands to get it (which is easy, either paying the clubs via iFollow, or people using dodgy boxes which is impossible to stop).
If people want to go to the game, can afford to go to the game and can go to the game, they will, nothing has ever changed that way since I've been alive. It being on TV probably makes little difference. The cost is the biggest factor to most, but they've always had the chance to drop player wages, drop ticket prices and show all games on TV, but they don't do it so they can milk the fans dry (all fans, those going to the games or just watching).